Saturday, December 5, 2009

Blow....blow....blow....before your mind drifted off somewhere, Im actually blowing away the dust collecting in this blog, its growing mold like Ant said. Last week just not in the mood to write anything. Blame it on my period if u will..LOL

Finally finished editing the HK trip photos. My first ever trip to the metropolis. Though im kinda familiar with the environment there from watching TVB shows but being there myself is another experience in itself.

Food we sampled during our short tour (click to enlarge)

We stayed in Cityview hotel in Mongkok district. Its really a convenient place cos everything is within walking distance. The food, shopping retails, MRT etc etc. But downside is we really have to walk a LOT. I think i lost my tummy while i was there LOL.

Didnt really go hunting for expensive restaurants or specific food. We just stop by where ever we were, and talk whatever we see fit. Haha..so much for spontaneity :D

From the La-Zha Meen (literally translated as Dirty Noodle) to Che-Zhai Meen (Carwheel noodle) to Dim Sum to Yau Char Koay to foodcourt meals. Somehow the dimsum places we went doesnt seem to break my expectation...in fact it pales to Ipoh dimsum.. maybe we just didnt know where to look :P

The first thing I noticed about the food here is the PRICE. Its so so much expensive!! A typical meal at the tiny little eateries will easily set u back HK20-30 which is around RM10-20. (My typical meal here only costs RM3-5). Yeah...im really really poor...can only afford cheap food LOL. In fact for soya drinks if u would like to add on the ice, u have to add HK2 for each cup!! What a rip off!! RM1 for couple of icecubes??! I had the most expensive chicken rice in Food republic, Time Square HK. Its a freaking HKD 48 meal... !

Another thing i notice is the prevalence of meal sets in eateries here. Everything comes in set. A typical set consist of the main course (rice/noodle) with a drink and a soup. Its usually fullfilling enough fortunately. Quite different from local here where u can just pick anything u want without worrying about the price :)

yeah, food in HK are generally more expensive than ours, but if you look at the portion, especially at the char chan teng, they are huge!! anyway, don't think too much since you are on holiday, just spend as you need to!! :p

Agreed with SK....try not to worry about the prices when on a holiday. Hell, I spent RM200 on small plates of fried rice and fried "maggi-like" noodles near the Arc de Triomphe, but the view wuz worth it! I know of peeps who go far away just bcoz they were told the food cost cheaper. In the end, they lost precious holiday time searching.